Posting-stand



F. L. MANNY.

POSTING STAND.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 17. I917.

Patented July 27, 1920.

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F. L. MANNY.

POSTING STAND.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 11. 1917.

Patented July 27, 1920.

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FRED L. MANNY, OF BENTON HARBOR MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO BAKER-VA'WTER COMPANY, OF BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

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I Specification of Letters Patent. I Patented J 1y 27, 1920.

Application filed December 17, 1917. Serial No. 207.393.

ing-Stands, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a novel stand or rack which I have devised for use by book a mechanical adding and listing machine of the kind commonly termed posting machine, and used for posting items on the ledger sheets of loose-leaf accounting systems such as are in extensive use in banks and commercial establishments of many' sorts The object of my invention isthe provision of a convenient rack or stand to receive and display the sheets from which entries are made on the led er sheets by the machine, ad'ustable in al necessary respects, for t e purpose of facilitating the work and lessening the number of movements necessary to get the ledger leaves and the posting mediuminto position while makin "the entrieson the led er sheet. With th1s object and incidenta advantages of construction and arrangement in view have devised and invented the structure hereinafter described, the essential elements 7 of which are recited in the appended claims.

Of the drawings Figure 1 is a side view of my improved stand or posting rack; Fig. 2 is a front view of rack proper with the side plates in closed position; Fig. 3 is asim'rlar view withv the side plates extended; Fi 4 a side view of the casting/or block whic supports the rack plates, drawn on a relatively large scale; Fig. 5 is a detail, also on a scale, showing the form'of the bracket. secured to the center rack plate, and Fig. 6 is a detail showin the brackets carried by the side plates an the vset screws by whic such brackets are secured to the supporting rod. v

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the figures of the drawing.

Before proceeding to a description of my it may be explained stand,

that the stand the plate relatively large.

11" on th respective members.

'flange 13 forming posting machine placed at one side, usually the left, and a loose-leaf binder or account tray at the other side of the rack. The postmg sheets, whether sales-slips, deposit-tickets, or sheets or books of whatever description, are thus displayed in the most convenient position for observation in making entries.

To the base 1 of the rack structure is secured a hollow tube 2, within which the post 3 is arranged to telescope, a set screw operated by a hand-wheel 4 being provided to lock the post at any desired position of adjustment of the rack up or down. The top of the post is threaded to engage a screw-threaded socket in a casting or block 5 which supports the rack members. This casting is formed with. a horizontal bore to receive a supporting rod 6, and a kerf is sawed from this bore to the outside of the block. A clamping screw 7 engaging a. screw-threaded bore on one side of the kerf and formed with an abutment bearing against the outer face of the casting on the other side of the kerf, the screw being equipped with which it may be operated, serves to clamp the rod 6 tightlyin the bore of the casting.

The rack proper of my novel stand or rack structure consists of a center plate and two side plates which are laterally adjustable and telescope with the center plate so that the width of the rack as a whole may be varied. The center plate 9 (see Figs. 2-

and 3) is formed with a circular cutout space 9' at its top, and the right-hand side 10 and left-hand side plate 11 are respectively formed with opposed cutout spaces 10 and 11* which lie back of the cut out space 9 when such side plates are in innermost position, the edges of which last-mentioned spaces may register exactly with the edge of the space 9 or indifi'erently be concealed by the same if the cutouts 10 and 11v are made somewhat larger. The center plate and the left-hand side plate 11 are also cut away on a slanting or diagonal line at the lower left-hand "do of each, as indicated at 9 and The center plate is formed with a forwardly extending a shelf, the edge of which is curved downward andbackward to form a channel 14. The side plates 10 and 11 are arranged behind or to the rear of the center plate, and both are provided with forwardly extending flanges, marked 15 and 16 respectively, underlying the flanges 13 and at their forward edge slidingly engaging the channel 14. The outside edge of the side plate 10 is also provided with a side flange 17 and the outside edge of the side plate 11 provided with a similar flange 18 extending from the cut 11 to the top of the plate. Preferably, the plate 11 is stifi'ened by a strengthening strip 11 welded to the back thereof.

The center plate 9 is equipped with a bracket'l9 consisting of a strip of metal having a central portion welded or otherwise rigidly secured to the plate and side portions extending at a right angle thereto which embrace the casting 5 and are oriflced to engage the supporting rod 6 before mentioned. The side plates 10 and 11 are formed with brackets 20 similar to each other, each bracket being formed of a strip of sheet metal bent to form a pair of bases 21 welded to the plate, sides 22 oriflced to receive the rod 6, and a cross-portion 23 threaded to receive a set-screw 24 having a pointed end adapted to engage a longitudinal V-shaped groove 25 in the rod 6. As shown the cross portion 23 of the bracket may be reinforced by a block 23 welded thereto to afford a longer bearing for the set screw. H

To provide for lighting the posting medium carried by the rack, the block or casting 5 has secured to it a hollow flexible arm 26 which carries a reflector 27 and socket for an electric lamp, the insulated conductors or cords 28 passing downwardly through the back hole of the block, which is recessed or chambered for the purpose as shown, and connected to any available source of lighting current.

It is obvious that my improved posting stand, constructed as above described, is exceedingly convenient and well adapted to the purposes in view. The rack may be adjusted to any desired height convenient to the operator, whether sitting or standing, and may be extended to any width within its structural limits by adjusting the movable sides 10 and 11, the set screws 24 be ing manipulated to permit the adjustment to be accomplished and then tightened to hold the parts in place. If narrow sheets are being used the sides can be brought together to just receive the sheets. In some cases it is desirable to arrange the posting sheets at the left-hand side of the rack, and turn them over to the right, face down, and in the same order as they are posted, and the rack can be expanded to the right width to ermit this to. be done.

he cutout spaces at the top of the center desired to do so, but is particularly important in enabling the operator to reachpast the corner of the rack to manipulate the handle on the paper roll of the listing machine when inserting the ledger leaves. In case the operator is doing the work while seated the height and position of the listing machine for convenient operation and of the posting stand for convenient observation are such that the cutting away of this corner is essential for practical use of the stand.

It is necessary, in order to adapt the stand to be used with books and posting slips or sheets of paper of all degrees of weight and stiffness, as well as to suit'the desires of individual users, that the inclination of the rack should be capable of adjustment, and in the construction above described this may be attained by turning the hand-wheel 8 to unclamp the rod 6 and rotating the rack and rod as a unit in the block 5 to the desired position, and then clamping the rod securely in the block again.

I claim:

1.' A posting stand comprising a standard, a horizontal supporting rod secured centrally to the top of said standard, a pair of side plates supported by said rod and laterally adjustable thereon, and a center plate telescoping with said side plates.

2. A posting stand comprising a standard, a block fixed to the top of said standard, a horizontal supporting rod rotatably mounted insaid block and adjustably secured thereto, a pair of side plates laterally adjustable on said rod, and a center plate telescoping with said side plates.

3. A posting stand comprising a standard, a block fixed to the top of said standard, a horizontal supporting rod rotatably mounted in said block and adjustably secured thereto, saidv rod being provided with a longitudinal groove, a pair of side plates slidingly mounted on said rod each equipped with a set screw engaging said groove, and a center plate telescoping with said side plates.

4. A posting stand comprising a standard, a block fixed to the top of said stand ard, a horizontal supporting rod mounted in said block, a pair of side plates laterally adjustable on said rod, and a center plate engaging said block and telescoping with said side plates.

5. A' posting stand comprising a stand-- ard, a block fixed to the top of said standard, said block being formed with a horizontal split clamping bore and equipped with a clamping bolt, a supporting rod seated in said bore and formed with a 1011- gitudinal groove, a center rack plate provided with an orificed bracket engaging said rod, and opposite side rack plates provided With orificed brackets engaging said rod, said brackets being equipped with set screws 10 arranged to engage said longitudinal groove in the supporting rod. 1

FRED. L. MANNY. 

